NORRIDGEWOCK — A Waterville man is facing charges stemming from thefts reported in Norridgewock earlier this month, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
Mathew Woodard, 43, was being held as of Tuesday at the Somerset County Jail in Madison on one Class B and one Class E count of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, one Class D count of burglary of a motor vehicle and one Class E count of violating condition of release, Chief Deputy Mike Mitchell said in a statement issued Tuesday.
Woodard was arrested Nov. 12, according to Mitchell.
Two days prior, the Sheriff’s Office had received a complaint of a stolen firearm, Apple AirPods and a “small amount of cash” in Norridgewock, Mitchell said.
After investigating, Deputy Ashley Smith recovered the firearm and AirPods at a nearby residence, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
A warrant was issued Nov. 12 for Woodard’s arrest in connection with the alleged thefts. Shortly after, the Waterville Police Department arrested Woodard on an unrelated warrant, as well as the warrant out of Somerset County, Mitchell said.
Waterville police Maj. Jason Longley said Woodard was arrested on an outstanding failure to appear warrant. In the same incident, Longley said, he was also charged with criminal mischief for allegedly smashing out someone’s window with a liquor bottle and violating conditions of release, as he was on bail with conditions not to commit any new criminal act.
Bail for Woodard has been set at $2,500, and he is due back in court Feb. 10 in Skowhegan, according to Mitchell.
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